{"id":11993,"date":"2020-08-04T09:28:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11993"},"modified":"2020-08-04T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:28:49","slug":"after-lockdown-ease-back-into-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11993","title":{"rendered":"After Lockdown, Ease Back Into Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"News_list_rdr art\">\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Exercise &amp; Fitness News<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: After Lockdown, Ease Back Into Exercise\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/fitness531.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY, Aug. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting back to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise_and_activity\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">fitness<\/a> program or gym after spending months in lockdown, be careful not to hurt yourself, a sports medicine expert urges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the most common reasons people get injured is because they overexert themselves when their level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise_and_fitness_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">fitness<\/a> is not where they want it to be,&#8221; said Dr. Irvin Sulapas, a primary care sports medicine physician and assistant professor of family and community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips on how to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sub\">exercise<\/a> injury:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm up and cool down. Warming up and cooling down muscles can help reduce the risk of injury, Sulapas said.<\/li>\n<li>Use correct form. Many injuries happen because of poor form &#8212; make sure you are doing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise_and_fitness_quiz\/quiz.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"quiz\">exercise<\/a> correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Start slowly. Ease into your workout. Reduce the distance for cardio and decrease weight for weight training until you get back to your normal pace or weight.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">Exercise<\/a> outdoors. If you are not comfortable returning to the gym or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise_and_fitness_quiz\/quiz.htm\" rel=\"quiz\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">exercise<\/a> classes, stay outside with your workout.<\/li>\n<li>Keep hydrated, especially when temperatures are high.<\/li>\n<li>Work out in the early morning or evening, when temperatures are lower.<\/li>\n<li>Wear breathable fabric to help prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/hyperthermia\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">overheating<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If an injury occurs, slow down, stop and assess the injury. Depending on the injury, use an ice pack compress and elevate the limb, Sulapas advised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Do not try to work out through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pain_management\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">pain<\/a>,&#8221; Sulapas said in a Baylor news release. &#8220;If something is hurting, remember to stop because you might make it worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Steven Reinberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>                            <!--CONTINUEREADING--><br \/>\n<a class=\"mediaPrmo quiz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/10_benefits_of_walking\/quiz.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('quizprmo-arttop');\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/quiz\/benefits-of-walking\/benefits-of-walking-s-1.jpg\"\/><span class=\"skew\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"icon-quiz\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"label\">QUESTION<\/h4>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"caption\">Walking can maintain your body weight and lower many health risks. 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